What help do you need the most to recover from the pandemic? Take this brief survey by October 31.
Public health and safety

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* 1. This category includes services like police and fire to address community safety and health issues. Generally, how high of a priority would you rank this area? (Drag and drop the response options into your preferred order of importance)

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* 2. The City is exploring the following potential projects as examples of how ARPA funds could be used within public health and safety. How would you rank them?

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Helping frequent 911 callers understand medical and social services by sending a smaller medical response team to some non-emergency calls rather than a large fire engine.
Increasing the number of trained mental health clinicians, who are available to partner with a police officer, to respond to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Establishing a community-based policing team to help prevent gun violence and solve crimes faster.
Housing and houselessness

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* 3. This category includes services to support homeless individuals, homeownership assistance, home safety repairs and support to keep the community housed. Generally, how high of a priority would you rank this area? (Drag and drop the response options into your preferred order of importance)

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* 4. The City is exploring these potential projects as ways the ARPA funds could be used for housing and houselessness. How would you rank these project ideas?

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Help homeless individuals find housing or shelter, with potential to provide more direct aid.
Help those who have been most impacted by COVID-19 to stay housed by establishing a single point of contact that can connect landlords, tenants and other community members with assistance, education and resources.
Down payment assistance to support those who historically have not had access to homeownership.
Funds for individuals for repairs. Example: derelict homes, sidewalks or water lines.
Community needs

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* 5. The City could establish a grant program to allow qualified nonprofit organizations providing direct COVID-19 related services to the community to receive funds. Examples could be organizations that provide rent assistance, food boxes, job training, small business support, tourism marketing and more. Generally, how high of a priority would you rank this area? (Drag and drop the response options into your preferred order of importance)

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* 6. Nonprofits provide a wide variety of services to the community. As the City considers establishing grant criteria, what services do you personally most need to recover from the effects of COVID-19? (pick the top three)

Supporting the local economy

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* 7. ARPA funds can be used to respond to the economic and financial harms caused by the pandemic, including job training, small business grants and other business aid. Generally, how high of a priority would you rank this area? (Drag and drop the response options into your preferred order of importance)

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* 8. The City is exploring the following potential projects as examples of how ARPA funds could be used within this category. How would you rank these project ideas?

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Job training for unemployed workers or other residents impacted by the pandemic.
Grants for small businesses who have lost revenue due to COVID-19.
Training or other technical assistance for businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Outdoor dining program support or grants for businesses.
Support for the tourism industry.
Parks and recreation

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* 9. ARPA funds could potentially be used to improve parks and trails if it addresses public health outcomes or disparities in certain areas of the city. For example, if park improvements provide more outdoor recreation opportunities or improve pedestrian or biking safety. Generally, how high of a priority would you rank this area? (Drag and drop the response options into your preferred order of importance)

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* 10. The City is exploring the following potential projects as examples of how ARPA funds could be used within this category. How would you rank these project ideas?

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Completing an unfinished park. Example: Adding sports fields to Gradin Sports Park.
Designing and constructing an undeveloped large community park.
Designing and constructing an undeveloped smaller neighborhood park.
Trail or path work that improves safety and completes access for walkers or bikers.
Final questions

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* 11. Keeping in mind the federal guidelines that restrict how ARPA funds are used, are there any urgent community needs the City should consider?

As a reminder, the guidelines require that ARPA funds fit into at least one category:

·       Supporting the public health response.
·       Addressing negative economic impacts.
·       Serving the hardest hit communities.
·       Replacing local government revenue loss.
·       Investing in water and sewer infrastructure.
·       Investing in broadband infrastructure.

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* 12. Knowing that the City only has half of its total ARPA money to spend right now ($12.7 million), what is the most urgent priority that Council should focus on? (only select one)

Demographic questions
These next demographic questions are to help make sure that we are reaching all members of our community. The City will not share any identifying information submitted. Demographic information collected is only used to gauge the representation of survey participants.

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* 13. What Gresham neighborhood do you live in? (You can enter your address in the Neighborhood Finder Map to determine the neighborhood you live in.)

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* 14. How do you identify your gender?

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* 15. Which of the below best describes your race/ethnicity? (Select all that apply)

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* 16. What is your age?

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* 17. Would you like to receive updates on how the City plans to allocate ARPA funding? If so, please provide a contact email to be added to our project update mailing list.

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